as in mishandling
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Noun
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And while the risks of online identity theft and misuse of data have increased since the Supreme Court last weighed in on the question, technology that lets parents block what their children see online has improved, the groups challenging Texas’ law told the court in legal filings.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025 -
However, some of the most celebrated corporate buzzwords have lost their meaning due to overuse and misuse.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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This bill defines providing gender affirming care to persons under 16 as child abuse.—
Trans Formations Project,
Them,
24 Jan. 2025
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Virginia Lujan of Tempe was taken into custody by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on felony child abuse charges related to her 13-year-old granddaughter’s death, PEOPLE has confirmed.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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This appears to be no more complicated than an application (perhaps a misapplication) of human courtesies to the canine world.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
27 Nov. 2024
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Those misapplications might trigger personal liability for the guarantor, the former principal of the mortgage borrower – but the guarantor can no longer do anything to prevent it.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
23 Sep. 2024
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“Mismanagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismanagement. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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